[obol] Slate-colored junco

Fri Dec 1 13:01:18 PST 2006

 I live in NE Portland too, and quite frequently have RED WINGED BLACKBIRDS on my feeders. I live across the street from the Rose City Golf Course and I think the proximity of the reed-filled ponds over there helps. I heard one last week but haven't had them in the yard since late summer. I love their song and always enjoy having them in my yard.

Nancy Brown

> From: obol-request at lists.oregonstate.edu> Subject: obol Digest, Vol 38, Issue 1> To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 12:00:18 -0800> > Send obol mailing list submissions to> obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/obol> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to> obol-request at lists.oregonstate.edu> > You can reach the person managing the list at> obol-owner at lists.oregonstate.edu> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of obol digest..."> > > Today's Topics:> > 1. Info requested for bird field guides for Belize (Ron Halvorson)> 2. Slate-colored junco (Lisa Ladd-Wilson)> 3. Amberglen Park (Cliff & Joanne Weber)> 4. Trumpeter Swan whereabouts, Polk County (Joel Geier)> 5. Correction on Trumpeter Swan directions (Joel Geier)> 6. Tillamook West Raptor run (Barbara & John Woodhouse)> 7. townsend's warbler in oregon city (shawn morgan)> 8. Re: Springfield Pine Siskins (Larry Mcqueen)> 9. Re: Springfield Pine Siskins (pamela johnston)> 10. Evening Grosbeak/Varied Thrushes in my yard (Eugene)> (Matt Peterson)> 11. Nov. 30--Newport Burrowing Owl Still Present at Wellness> Center (Range Bayer)> 12. Re: Birds not seen at my feeders this season> (rawieland at comcast.net)> 13. Re: Springfield Pine Siskins (Tom Crabtree)> 14. Snowy Owl in Newport (Range Bayer)> 15. Re: Springfield Pine Siskins (Larry Mcqueen)> 16. Slate-colored Junco Portland Airport (David Helzer)> 17. Lane Co. Coast Sightings/Raptor Runs (GYRFALCON) 11/30/06> (Diane Pettey)> 18. Note to Junco watchers (Floyd Schrock)> 19. Re: Note to Junco watchers (Lars and Gail Norgren)> 20. Force Lake, Multnomah County 11-30-06 9:40 am to 11:00 am.> (Norman Edelen)> 21. Re: Note to Junco watchers (Tim Rodenkirk)> 22. Coos Birds 11/30/06 (Tim Rodenkirk)> 23. Re: Slate-colored junco (Brandon Green)> 24. Fwd: This mornings birds (Judith Hansen)> 25. Lane Coast Sighting - BAND-TAILED PIGEON, 12/01/06 (Diane Pettey)> 26. Lane Co. Coast Sightings - ADDENDUM for 11/30/06 (Diane Pettey)> 27. Pine Siskin (michel Kleinbaum)> 28. Vancouver, BC RBA for November 30, 2006 (Wayne C. Weber)> 29. From the CBC Regional Editor: spam filters (Mike Patterson)> 30. Newport Burrowing Owl & Aggressive Crows & No Snowy Owl Darn> It! (Cindy Ashy)> 31. Red/Yellow Shafted N. Flicker (James Hannan)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:08:36 -0800> From: "Ron Halvorson" <ronhalvy at clearwire.net>> Subject: [obol] Info requested for bird field guides for Belize> To: "Oregon Birders" <obol at lists.orst.edu>> Message-ID: <EPEDINJAGHLLIKNIPIGLAEDHCDAA.ronhalvy at clearwire.net>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > I'm not going to Belize but a friend is, who asked if I could find out any> recommended field guides/references for this part of the world. If you have> any info, feel free to reply personally. Also, any info for plant field> guides would be helpful as well.> > Thanks, Ron> > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:11:01 -0800> From: Lisa Ladd-Wilson <ladwil at comcast.net>> Subject: [obol] Slate-colored junco> To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> Message-ID: <f71077fe298ed844662d02e2c4a00f41 at comcast.net>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed> > Howdy:> This is the first year I've seen a SLATE-COLORED JUNCO feeding in my > backyard. No white wing bars.> > Another recent backyard first: A RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. They're all over > the slough pond several miles from here, of course, but I've never had > one in my yard before.> > It's always exciting to add another bird to the Backyard List!> > Lisa> NE Portland> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 3> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:40:49 -0800> From: "Cliff & Joanne Weber" <WeberHome at att.net>> Subject: [obol] Amberglen Park> To: "OBOL" <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>> Message-ID: <20061130214111.9DCE8150A3E at smtp4.oregonstate.edu>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > OBOL, hello!> > Ever on the look-out for nifty micro urban wetlands and birding sites, I> followed D.Max Smith's lead to a little park near Tanasbourne in Hillsboro> (see RE: The Importance of Posting + Hillsboro Birds). There was a pretty> good sized herd of about maybe 100 American Wigeons grazing on the park's> manicured grass, along with about maybe six or seven times that number of> Cackling Geese; and a curious little flock of about ten totally white> Chinese Geese.> > The little park, and it's bridged pond, is really cool except for one> teensy, ittsy bittsy little glitch. After circling the park twice, each time> careful to observe the parking signs, and the duck crossing signs; it became> increasingly clear to me; after reading the numerous Trespassing signs> posted at appropriate intervals; that it's totally private property> including the sidewalks so you not only can't walk in the park, but you> can't even walk around it. The park, and it's sidewalks, are designated for> the Amberglen business community; in the same vein as Nike's tennis courts> and work-out gyms. D_mn! It's so close to home too. I was left feeling just> about as moody and disappointed-looking as the water-logged Red Tail Hawk> perched on a street light at the corner of Amberglen Parkway and NW Gibbs> Dr. (sigh)> > Anyway, crying and whining aside, I'm grateful to D.Max Smith for posting> this little park because although we can't bird it on foot, we can still> bird it by car; and possibly from a sidewalk on the west side of Amberglen> Pkwy. The park's terrain is irregular, and some portions are elevated a bit,> making it difficult to see the whole area from Amberglen Pkwy; and I didn't> look for parking over there, so I can't promise you'll find a convenient> place to leave your car.> > Now that we know Amberglen Park is there, we'll check on it now and then and> see what's what. You just never know about micro sites. They attract some> pritt-tee interesting birds sometimes and can be quite surprising. I would> have to say that the Snipes and Scaups that D.Max Smith reported are> certainly interesting birds; and that's so ironic because we've sometimes> spent hours at major wetlands and never seen even one Snipe, yet D.Max found> three at Amberglen.> > Cliff & Joanne Weber> Beaverton> > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 4> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:58:43 -0800> From: Joel Geier <joel.geier at peak.org>> Subject: [obol] Trumpeter Swan whereabouts, Polk County> To: Oregon Birders OnLine <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>, MidValley> Birds <list at midvalleybirding.org>> Message-ID: <1164923923.4403.27.camel at localhost.localdomain>> Content-Type: text/plain> > Hello folks,> > After getting word that some birders are heading to the mid-Willamette> Valley looking for TRUMPETER SWANS this weekend, I figured I'd better> find out where the usual Airlie-area flock is hanging out.> > Becky and I detoured along Simpson Rd. on the way back from Monmouth> around noon today, and there saw 22 swans a-swimming on a field that> seasonally floods as a backwater of the Luckiamute River. From the calls> I could hear, at least some were Trumpeters. From general size, shape> and postures including neck-bobbing, I'd guess that most or all were> Trumpeters, though they were too far off to say for certain.> > Simpson Rd. is just south of Helmick State Park, which is west of Hwy> 99W about four miles s. of Monmouth (DeLorme p. 53 B7). Take the Helmick> SP turnoff, go south 1/2 mile past the park entrance, turn left (west)> onto Simpson Rd. and go about a mile, watching the north side of the> road until you see a large flood pond. > > This spot often gets good numbers of both Tundra and Trumpeter Swans> during December, along with hordes of shovelers, pintails etc. Since the> swans are far off the road, you will need a good scope to have any hope> of satisfying looks.> > Another place worth checking is the Maple Grove area (nw side of the> intersection of Airlie and Maple Grove roads, a few miles north of> Airlie). This used to be a regular spot for the Trumpeter flock, 6 or 7> years back. > > I have not seen Trumpeters anywhere else in the Airlie-Suver area this> season, except the one sighting on the pond on De Armond Rd. That pond> seems to draw them on first arrival in November, but I have seldom seen> any there later in the winter. In late December they start to turn up in> soggy grass fields along Airlie/Suver Rd. and south along the Corvallis-> Independence Hwy.> > Happy swan watching,> Joel> > P.S. If anyone wants to bone up on swan ID, the Trumpeter Swan Society> has good identification tips at http://www.trumpeterswansociety.org/.> > --> Joel Geier> North of Corvallis, Oregon> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 5> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:08:50 -0800> From: Joel Geier <joel.geier at peak.org>> Subject: [obol] Correction on Trumpeter Swan directions> To: Oregon Birders OnLine <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>, MidValley> Birds <list at midvalleybirding.org>> Message-ID: <1164924530.4403.31.camel at localhost.localdomain>> Content-Type: text/plain> > Sorry, I got left and right mixed up. Those directions should read:> > Simpson Rd. is just south of Helmick State Park, which is west of Hwy> 99W about four miles s. of Monmouth (DeLorme p. 53 B7). Take the Helmick> SP turnoff, go south 1/2 mile past the park entrance, turn RIGHT (west)> onto Simpson Rd. and go about a mile, watching the north side of the> road until you see a large flood pond. > > --> Joel Geier> North of Corvallis, Oregon> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 6> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:30:18 -0800> From: Barbara & John Woodhouse <jbw at pacifier.com>> Subject: [obol] Tillamook West Raptor run> To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> Message-ID: <a05111b5dc19509dba9fa@[66.43.13.14]>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"> > Run by Michelle Simper> > Temperature mid 30's Miles 45.5 Time 4hrs 50 mins.> > Red-tail Hawks 26> A.Kestrel 3> N.Harrier 5> Bald Eagle A. 4> Red-shouldered Hawk 1> White Tailed Kites 8> Peregrine Falcon 2> Sharpie 1> Barnn Owl 1> > > Total===51> > Michelle was unable to do 2 of her roads as they are still flooded > and deep mud. Which may account for the drop in White Tailed Kites> > > ------------------------------> > Message: 7> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:59:46 -0800 (PST)> From: shawn morgan <micmorganicus at yahoo.com>> Subject: [obol] townsend's warbler in oregon city> To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> Message-ID: <566988.71178.qm at web53901.mail.yahoo.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1> > I was getting out of my car near the hospital when i> saw a flash of yellow in the nearby Douglas Fir. It> was a Townsend's Warbler in with a flock of> Black-capped Chickadees, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and at> least Golden-crowned Kinglet. Very nice.> > Shawn Morgan> Oregon City> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 8> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:39:13 -0800> From: "Larry Mcqueen" <larmcqueen at msn.com>> Subject: Re: [obol] Springfield Pine Siskins> To: "'Alan Reid'" <areid at nu-world.com>, <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>,> "'George Grier'" <ggrier at efn.org>> Message-ID: <BAY109-DAV9B1575D1B529D64FF2B3ADEDB0 at phx.gbl>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > Birds not seen at my feeders this season:> > Pine Grosbeak> White-winged Crossbill> Redpoll> Pine Siskin> > Larry McQueen> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 9> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:57:08 -0800> From: "pamela johnston" <pamelaj at spiritone.com>> Subject: Re: [obol] Springfield Pine Siskins> To: "obol" <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>> Message-ID: <000801c714db$409fdb40$b16cf204 at yourw5st28y9a3>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > Same here, except for one (1) Pine Siskin, a flyover.> > Pamela Johnston> outside McMinnville, Yamhill Co.> > "Birds not seen at my feeders this season:> > Pine Grosbeak> White-winged Crossbill> Redpoll> Pine Siskin"> > Larry McQueen> > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 10> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:58:10 -0800 (PST)> From: Matt Peterson <mbp1111 at yahoo.com>> Subject: [obol] Evening Grosbeak/Varied Thrushes in my yard (Eugene)> To: OBOL <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>> Message-ID: <755070.6599.qm at web31907.mail.mud.yahoo.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1> > > The rain and slightly warmer weather has brought out the birds in my> yard today--I live in the River Road area of Eugene. The most exciting> bird was an EVENING GROSBEAK, a first for my yard in the five months> I've lived here. There have also been at least three VARIED THRUSHES,> two N. FLICKERS, a FOX SPARROW, and the first AM. GOLDFINCHES in a few> weeks. Lots of HOUSE FINCHES, SCRUB JAYS, DARK-EYED JUNCOS, BC> CHICKADEES, SONG SPARROWS, and a few ROBINS. > > Earlier this week, a COOPERS HAWK was hanging out in yard. > > Matt> Eugene, OR > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Do you Yahoo!?> Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.> http://new.mail.yahoo.com> > > ------------------------------> > Message: 11> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:03:11 -0800 (PST)> From: Range Bayer <rbayer at orednet.org>> Subject: [obol] Nov. 30--Newport Burrowing Owl Still Present at> Wellness Center> To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> Cc: Patty Sorensen <pdsorensen at comcast.net>, Range Bayer> <rbayer at orednet.org>> Message-ID:> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0611301539450.27808-100000 at lab.oregonvos.net>> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII> > > Hi,> > Today (Nov. 30), I have received reports and/or photographs of the> Newport Burrowing Owl at the Sports Therapy & Wellness Center (see> directions below) from Chuck Philo, Roy Lowe, Betty Bahn, and Judy Butts.> It seems to be mostly near the Wellness Center sign.> > Cheers,> > Range Bayer> ---------- Forwarded message ----------> Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:32:14 -0800 (PST)> From: Range Bayer <rbayer at orednet.org>> To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> Cc: Patty Sorensen <pdsorensen at comcast.net>, Range Bayer <rbayer at orednet.org>> Subject: [obol] Newport Burrowing Owl on SW 10th Street Near Les Schwab> > Hi,> > On Saturday, Nov. 25, Patty Sorensen saw and photographed a BURROWING> OWL under the large arched sign that lists the businesses at the> Sports Therapy and Wellness Center (111 SW 10th Street), which is just> north of the Les Schwab store (1155 SW Coast Highway) in Newport. The> Les Schwab Store is along HWY 101 (Coast Highway) just north of the> Yaquina Bay Bridge. She heard about it while standing in line at the> Craft Warehouse in Newport and an employee at the health club in the> Center were talking about it.> > Patty emailed me about it on Nov. 28, and at 4:35 PM today (Nov. 29),> I went to see if I could find it. From HWY 101, I turned onto the> one-way (northward) SW 10th Street between Les Schwab and the brown> Rickert Art Center and parked along the street behind the Art Center.> I stepped out of the car and observed the BURROWING OWL perched on a> curb adjacent to a narrow, nonpaved area with a short cypress-like> tree between the parking area and the sidewalk along the SW 10th. It> was at the edge of the Sports Therapy and Wellness Center parking lot> about 10 feet from SW 10th Street. It was about 20-40 ft north of a> pile of tires behind a blue and white, Les Schwab semi-trailer. This> was closer to the tires than when Patty saw it under the nearby> arched business sign, another 20 ft or so farther north. The owl was> very tame and was about 5 ft from a parked vehicle.> > This seems like a very improbable place for a Burrowing Owl because of> all the pavement and human activity, but there it was! Perhaps the> pile of tires gives it ample shelter????> > Cheers,> > Range Bayer, Newport> > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 12> Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:09:25 +0000> From: rawieland at comcast.net> Subject: Re: [obol] Birds not seen at my feeders this season> To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> Message-ID:> <120120060009.25097.456F72B50004DA3C0000620922092246270B020E040A07990E9D at comcast.net>> > > (Written with tongue in cheek)...> > Boy those are short lists. If I listed the birds not seen at my feeder it would be much longer.> > Rainer Wieland> Portland, OR> > > ------------------------------> > Message: 13> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:39:21 -0800> From: "Tom Crabtree" <tc at empnet.com>> Subject: Re: [obol] Springfield Pine Siskins> To: "'Larry Mcqueen'" <larmcqueen at msn.com>, "'Alan Reid'"> <areid at nu-world.com>, <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>, "'George Grier'"> <ggrier at efn.org>> Message-ID: <20061201003922.EFA36148406 at smtp5.oregonstate.edu>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > Hey Larry, I've not seen 10 times the number of each of those that you> haven't seen. In addition to your list, I haven't seen> > Hoary Redpoll> Snow Bunting> Brambling> Rosy Finch> > Tom Crabtree> > -----Original Message-----> From: obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu> [mailto:obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu] On Behalf Of Larry Mcqueen> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 3:39 PM> To: 'Alan Reid'; obol at lists.oregonstate.edu; 'George Grier'> Subject: Re: [obol] Springfield Pine Siskins> > Birds not seen at my feeders this season:> > Pine Grosbeak> White-winged Crossbill> Redpoll> Pine Siskin> > Larry McQueen> > _______________________________________________> obol mailing list> obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/obol> > To unsubscribe, send a message to:> obol-leave at lists.oregonstate.edu.> > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 14> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:00:50 -0800 (PST)> From: Range Bayer <rbayer at orednet.org>> Subject: [obol] Snowy Owl in Newport> To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> Cc: Range Bayer <rbayer at orednet.org>> Message-ID:> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0611301658370.30735-100000 at lab.oregonvos.net>> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII> > > Hi,> > Terry Morse saw a heavily spotted SNOWY OWL on the beach about 20-30> yards south of the stairs going down to the ocean beach from the Shilo Inn> (536 SW Elizabeth Street) in Newport at 2:30 and 4:30 today, Nov. 30.> > Cheers,> > Range Bayer, Newport> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 15> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:58:56 -0800> From: "Larry Mcqueen" <larmcqueen at msn.com>> Subject: Re: [obol] Springfield Pine Siskins> To: "'Tom Crabtree'" <tc at empnet.com>, "'Alan Reid'"> <areid at nu-world.com>, <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>, "'George Grier'"> <ggrier at efn.org>> Message-ID: <BAY109-DAV32A13FD548C03A4398ADBDEDA0 at phx.gbl>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > Yea, well, I didn't want to brag.> > Larry> > -----Original Message-----> From: obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu> [mailto:obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Crabtree> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 4:39 PM> To: 'Larry Mcqueen'; 'Alan Reid'; obol at lists.oregonstate.edu; 'George Grier'> Subject: Re: [obol] Springfield Pine Siskins> > Hey Larry, I've not seen 10 times the number of each of those that you> haven't seen. In addition to your list, I haven't seen> > Hoary Redpoll> Snow Bunting> Brambling> Rosy Finch> > Tom Crabtree> > -----Original Message-----> From: obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu> [mailto:obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu] On Behalf Of Larry Mcqueen> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 3:39 PM> To: 'Alan Reid'; obol at lists.oregonstate.edu; 'George Grier'> Subject: Re: [obol] Springfield Pine Siskins> > Birds not seen at my feeders this season:> > Pine Grosbeak> White-winged Crossbill> Redpoll> Pine Siskin> > Larry McQueen> > _______________________________________________> obol mailing list> obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/obol> > To unsubscribe, send a message to:> obol-leave at lists.oregonstate.edu.> > > > _______________________________________________> obol mailing list> obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/obol> > To unsubscribe, send a message to:> obol-leave at lists.oregonstate.edu.> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 16> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:00:52 -0800> From: David Helzer <aphelocoma at spiritone.com>> Subject: [obol] Slate-colored Junco Portland Airport> To: OBOL <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>> Message-ID: <3f28d950ffb86d545965e8d1b23f6a98 at spiritone.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed> > Wednesday Nov 29 there was a female SLATE-COLORED JUNCO on the Portland > Airport airfield hanging out with:> > HARRIS'S SPARROW> OREGON JUNCOS> LINCOLN'S SPARROWS> SAVANNAH SPARROWS> WC SPARROWS> GC SPARROWS> > > Dave Helzer> Portland, Oregon> aphelocoma at spiritone.com> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 17> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:31:41 -0800> From: "Diane Pettey" <surfbird at harborside.com>> Subject: [obol] Lane Co. Coast Sightings/Raptor Runs (GYRFALCON)> 11/30/06> To: "obol" <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>> Message-ID: <015501c714f9$3883ea50$08de6ed8 at yourfsyly0jtwn>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > Greetings OBOLers,> While doing our Raptor Run on S. Jetty Road, Florence, I watched a juvenile gray-morph GYRFALCON cross the deflation plain, flying north to south. While being harassed briefly by a Northern Harrier, then a White-tailed Kite, it banked, swooped and finally beat feet for Coos County (south). *Heads up Tim and Russ!*> > Other birds found by us and two visiting birders; Jason Horn from Pennsylvania and Jay Lehman from Ohio (both came to OR to see the Falcated Duck):> > S. Jetty Road, Siuslaw River, Florence:> > Bald Eagle (1 adult)> Peregrine Falcons (2)> Red-shouldered Hawk> White-tailed Kites (2)> Northern Harriers (3, two females, one male)> > On our Hwy 126 run, from Hwy 101 in Florence to Milepost 10 on Hwy 126:> White-tailed Kites (3)> Red-tailed Hawk > > Also observed on the very flooded deflation plain were nine TUNDRA SWANS and an immature NORTHERN SHRIKE.> > -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/private/obol/attachments/20061130/457b031e/attachment-0001.htm > > ------------------------------> > Message: 18> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:06:34 -0800> From: "Floyd Schrock" <fschrock at macnet.com>> Subject: [obol] Note to Junco watchers> To: "Oregon Birders" <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>,> <YamhillBirders at yahoogroups.com>> Message-ID: <000a01c714fe$1a929050$0b01a8c0 at desktop>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";> reply-type=original> > In Feb. 2004 I sent a note to OBOL about Dark-eyed Juncos apparently finding > food items in or on the clumps of moss on a Vine Maple growing in my yard. > Today there were several Juncos working over the moss clumps again, and I > still have not determined what it is they are finding there. This is just a > reminder to others who might be interested in working on the question -- > what are YOUR Juncos doing to the moss in your neighborhood? Tim R. > identified the moss on my tree as Orthotrichum consimile. Along with other > wondering, I wonder if Juncos ever pick on other mosses. A photo from today > is at http://empids.blogspot.com/.> > =====================> Floyd Schrock> McMinnville, Oregon USA> fschrock at macnet.com > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 19> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:20:10 -0800> From: Lars and Gail Norgren <gnorgren at earthlink.net>> Subject: Re: [obol] Note to Junco watchers> To: "Floyd Schrock" <fschrock at macnet.com>> Cc: obol <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>> Message-ID: <9cb9a61fd0a0d669271fabaa49d817e8 at earthlink.net>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed> > I meant to post this when the feeder question first> arose. Last winter I observed juncos feeding in the branches> of a large Oregon White Oak at the jct of Chalmers Lane and> Evers Road between Roy and Verboort(Wash CO). THere were up> to twenty of them, spread about like kinglets on roughly the same> plane, maybe 3m high.I presumed they were eating something in> the lichens, rather than moss. Probably both classes of epiphyte> were on the branches in question. I assumed they were finding> some kind(s) of arthropods. Lars Norgren MANNING OREGON> On Nov 30, 2006, at 8:06 PM, Floyd Schrock wrote:> > > In Feb. 2004 I sent a note to OBOL about Dark-eyed Juncos apparently > > finding> > food items in or on the clumps of moss on a Vine Maple growing in my > > yard.> > Today there were several Juncos working over the moss clumps again, > > and I> > still have not determined what it is they are finding there. This is > > just a> > reminder to others who might be interested in working on the question > > --> > what are YOUR Juncos doing to the moss in your neighborhood? Tim R.> > identified the moss on my tree as Orthotrichum consimile. Along with > > other> > wondering, I wonder if Juncos ever pick on other mosses. A photo from > > today> > is at http://empids.blogspot.com/.> >> > =====================> > Floyd Schrock> > McMinnville, Oregon USA> > fschrock at macnet.com> >> > _______________________________________________> > obol mailing list> > obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> > http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/obol> >> > To unsubscribe, send a message to:> > obol-leave at lists.oregonstate.edu.> >> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 20> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:28:50 -0800> From: "Norman Edelen" <piscivore at comcast.net>> Subject: [obol] Force Lake, Multnomah County 11-30-06 9:40 am to 11:00> am.> To: "Oregon Birding" <obol at lists.orst.edu>> Message-ID: <005301c71509$9bd8e3c0$67401418 at Norman>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > Hello OBOL,> > Today I stopped by Force Lake, the little lake behind the Multnomah County > Expo Center.> > Birds seen:> > Canada Goose> Mallard> Northern Shoveler> Canvasback> Bufflehead> Hooded Merganser> Common Merganser> Double-crested Cormorant> Great Blue Heron> Great Egret> (unidentified gulls overhead)> Downy Woodpecker> Western Scrub-Jay> Bushtit> American Robin> Varied Thrush> Fox Sparrow> Song Sparrow> Lincoln's Sparrow> > The three sparrow species were across the street in the dead and dry teasel. > Pishing brought the Lincoln's Sparrow up about knee high for some good clear > views of it, although it was skittish.> > Norm Edelen> > Portland, Oregon> ________________________________> > A Proud Member of> The North American Native Fishes Association> Over 30 years of conservation efforts, public> education, and aquarium study of our native fishes.> www.nanfa.org> > Lake Baikal Endemics Rock!> _________________________________> > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 21> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 08:51:26 -0800 (PST)> From: Tim Rodenkirk <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com>> Subject: Re: [obol] Note to Junco watchers> To: Floyd Schrock <fschrock at macnet.com>, Oregon Birders> <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>, YamhillBirders at yahoogroups.com> Message-ID: <354584.83132.qm at web34209.mail.mud.yahoo.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1> > Floyd,> > Looking at your photo I'd call the dominate moss> Orthotrichum lyelii. Orthotrichum consimile is much> smaller, usually forming a small clump about the size> of a penny with capsules often protruding. Both are> common on hardwoods particularly alder and vine maple.> O. lyelii may be the most common moss on young> roadside alders in Oregon. As for what they are> finding in the moss I'd suspect some small insects?> > Happy botanizing all,> Tim R> Coos Bay> --- Floyd Schrock <fschrock at macnet.com> wrote:> > > In Feb. 2004 I sent a note to OBOL about Dark-eyed> > Juncos apparently finding > > food items in or on the clumps of moss on a Vine> > Maple growing in my yard. > > Today there were several Juncos working over the> > moss clumps again, and I > > still have not determined what it is they are> > finding there. This is just a > > reminder to others who might be interested in> > working on the question -- > > what are YOUR Juncos doing to the moss in your> > neighborhood? Tim R. > > identified the moss on my tree as Orthotrichum> > consimile. Along with other > > wondering, I wonder if Juncos ever pick on other> > mosses. A photo from today > > is at http://empids.blogspot.com/.> > > > =====================> > Floyd Schrock> > McMinnville, Oregon USA> > fschrock at macnet.com > > > > _______________________________________________> > obol mailing list> > obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> > http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/obol> > > > To unsubscribe, send a message to:> > obol-leave at lists.oregonstate.edu.> > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Do you Yahoo!?> Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.> http://new.mail.yahoo.com> > > ------------------------------> > Message: 22> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 09:05:29 -0800 (PST)> From: Tim Rodenkirk <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com>> Subject: [obol] Coos Birds 11/30/06> To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> Message-ID: <574015.52216.qm at web34208.mail.mud.yahoo.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1> > N. Spit, Coos Bay, late PM, cloudy, 48F:> many ducks on the pond out there including:> 2 female REDHEADS> 1 immature male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE (first seen over a> month ago then it disappeared)> > There were also a couple COMMON GOLDENYES, as well as> hundreds of Ring-necked Ducks, Bufflehead, and Ruddy> Ducks with a smattering of shovelers, canvasback,> scaup, etc. Also a couple BONAPARTE'S GULLS and lots> of Eared Grebes (8 on 11/29). Virginia Rails were> calling too.> > Happy Birding all,> Tim R> Coos Bay> > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Do you Yahoo!?> Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.> http://new.mail.yahoo.com> > > ------------------------------> > Message: 23> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 09:19:16 -0800 (PST)> From: Brandon Green <bjgreen34 at yahoo.com>> Subject: Re: [obol] Slate-colored junco> To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu> Message-ID: <20061201171916.75489.qmail at web60824.mail.yahoo.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > > I've seen about two or three Slate-Colored Juncos in my yard over the past 9 months. In contrast, they were the only juncos that I ever saw back in the Midwest.> > Still waiting (impatiently) for Pine Siskins to visit my thistle feeders...> > Brandon> Eugene> > -----> > > Subject: Slate-colored junco> From: Lisa Ladd-Wilson <ladwil AT comcast.net>> > Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:11:01 -0800> > Howdy:> This is the first year I've seen a SLATE-COLORED JUNCO feeding in my > backyard. No white wing bars.> > Another recent backyard first: A RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. They're all over > the slough pond several miles from here, of course, but I've never had > one in my yard before.> > It's always exciting to add another bird to the Backyard List!> > Lisa> NE Portland> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/private/obol/attachments/20061201/1b935e20/attachment-0001.htm > > ------------------------------> > Message: 24> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 09:26:51 -0800> From: Judith Hansen <judie310hansen at comcast.net>> Subject: [obol] Fwd: This mornings birds> To: Obol <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>> Message-ID: <488026C0-E116-4A1B-986E-66630DFCF50E at comcast.net>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed> > A friend of mine who lives in Eugene regularly birds around Delta > Ponds and sent me this report - Judie Hansen, Eugene> > >> > In addition to the usual heron, mallards, Canada geese, grebes, > > robins, jays, and assorted small birds I can not as yet identify, > > there were probably 100 double crested cormorants hanging around > > the southern-most Delta pond, near the northwest corner of the > > Valley River Center parking lot when I took my morning walk. At > > one point they were swarming around like a flock of starlings. > > Quite a sight.> >> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 25> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 09:58:21 -0800> From: "Diane Pettey" <surfbird at harborside.com>> Subject: [obol] Lane Coast Sighting - BAND-TAILED PIGEON, 12/01/06> To: "obol" <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>> Message-ID: <008901c71572$4ccd81a0$18de6ed8 at yourfsyly0jtwn>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > Greetings OBOLers,> A BAND-TAILED PIGEON dropped in to our front yard and is presently feeding on cracked corn we put out for the Mt. Quail. The pigeon is a juvenile.> regards,> Diane Pettey> Heceta Beach, OR (north of Florence)> surfbird at harborside.com> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/private/obol/attachments/20061201/6c7421df/attachment-0001.htm > > ------------------------------> > Message: 26> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:03:37 -0800> From: "Diane Pettey" <surfbird at harborside.com>> Subject: [obol] Lane Co. Coast Sightings - ADDENDUM for 11/30/06> To: "obol" <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>> Message-ID: <00a301c71573$06c75ea0$18de6ed8 at yourfsyly0jtwn>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > Of interest to the dove-lovers in OBOL-land...> On Rhododendron Drive power lines (in Florence), we estimated the MOURNING DOVE population to be over 75. > > On the North Jetty of the Siuslaw river, a flock of BLACK TURNSTONES (60-ish) and SURFBIRDS (15) were present. No Rock Sandpipers yet.> regards,> Diane Pettey> Heceta Beach, OR (north of Florence)> surfbird at harborside.com> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/private/obol/attachments/20061201/153a46f5/attachment-0001.htm > > ------------------------------> > Message: 27> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:27:30 -0800> From: "michel Kleinbaum" <mklittletree at comcast.net>> Subject: [obol] Pine Siskin> To: <obol at lists.orst.edu>> Message-ID: <003801c71576$6296e950$658fab43 at michel1927>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > A Pine Siskin showed up at our feeder yesterday, first of the season.> This is the 4th seen here since May 2005. 3 visited our feeder in two visits last February.> A White-throated Sparrow has bee seen daily since last Thursday.> Michel Kleinbaum S. Salem> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/private/obol/attachments/20061201/be4e1893/attachment-0001.htm > > ------------------------------> > Message: 28> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:55:46 -0800> From: "Wayne C. Weber" <contopus at telus.net>> Subject: [obol] Vancouver, BC RBA for November 30, 2006> To: "BIRDWEST" <BIRDWEST at listserv.arizona.edu>> Cc: OBOL <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>> Message-ID: <046901c7157a$5252cce0$6500a8c0 at bc.hsia.telus.net>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > This is Wayne Weber with the Vancouver Natural History Society's> Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, November 30, sponsored in part by> Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in Vancouver and North Vancouver.> > The RBA telephone number is (604) 737-3074.> > > RARE BIRD ALERT for a WESTERN SCRUB-JAY in North Surrey.> > Out-of-town RARE BIRD ALERTS for a LESSER BLACK-BACKED> GULL at Penticton in the B.C. Interior and a FALCATED DUCK near> Eugene, Oregon. The BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER in Nakusp, BC> was last reported on November 25, and the TROPICAL KINGBIRD> in Seattle, WA on November 24.> > > Sightings for Thursday, November 30> > On the White Rock waterfront, sightings included 11 EARED GREBES,> 250 HORNED GREBES, and 2 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS.> > Six PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in Vancouver near the intersection of> Angus Drive and 33rd Avenue.> > Three more PINE GROSBEAKS were seen flying over 21st Avenue at 153A> Street in South Surrey.> > Out of town, an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen and> photographed along the Okanagan Lake beach at Penticton in the> Okanagan Valley. This may be the same bird seen previously at Vernon.> > Also, the FALCATED DUCK was still being seen regularly at the Coburg> exit from Interstate 5 near Eugene, OR. For updates on this bird, check the> OBOL E-mail group or phone the Portland RBA at (503) 292-0661.> > > Sightings for Wednesday, November 29> > A WESTERN SCRUB-JAY was reported for the second day in the> 13100 block of 107A Avenue in Surrey, but was not reported until> Thursday.> > In Delta, the GYRFALCON was relocated on a telephone pole along> 112th Street south of Highway 10. Three SHORT-EARED OWLS> were seen along 36th Avenue west of 72nd Street, and a SNOWY OWL> was seen along the Roberts Bank coal port jetty, also in Delta.> > Two COMMON REDPOLLS were seen on the west side of the> Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver.> > > Sightings for Tuesday, November 28> > A WESTERN SCRUB-JAY was reported in the 13100 block of 107A> Avenue in Surrey.> > Another SNOWY OWL was reported along 33A Avenue near 41st Street in> West Delta.> > A PINE GROSBEAK was seen near Hillside Baptist Church in the Lynn> Valley district of North Vancouver.> > Four ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS were attending a feeder in the 14900> block of 24th Avenue in South Surrey.> > In White Rock, a SNOW BUNTING was seen at 15425 Columbia.> > A SHORT-EARED OWL and 3 MOURNING DOVES were seen along> 180th Street south of Highway 10 in the Cloverdale area of Surrey.> > > Sightings for Monday, November 27> > Five PINE GROSBEAKS were seen near the intersection of 116th> Street and 96th Avenue in North Delta.> > At the foot of 72nd Street on Boundary Bay in Delta, sightings included> 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS, 8 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS, a late> LEAST SANDPIPER, and an equally late RED KNOT.> > Six TRUMPETER SWANS were seen in an unusual location, off the> Dundarave pier in West Vancouver.> > A male ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD was reported from the 3800 block of> Trinity Street in North Burnaby.> > Four PINE GROSBEAKS were seen near the intersection of 154th> Street and 20A Avenue in South Surrey.> > > Sightings for Sunday, November 26> > Four PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in South Surrey near the intersection> of 128th Street and 18th Avenue.> > > Sightings for Saturday, November 25> > In Delta, along the Boundary Bay dyke east of 72nd Street, an AMERICAN> BITTERN was flushed from the north side of the dyke, and a SNOWY OWL> was seen outside the dyke on logs. Also seen in the area were an immature> NORTHERN SHRIKE, 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS, 2 WESTERN> MEADOWLARKS, 8 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, a> LAPLAND LONGSPUR, and 5 EURASIAN WIGEON. At the foot of> 96th Street, 15 BRANT were a bit unusual.> > At Point Roberts, Washington, an EARED GREBE, 2 MARBLED> MURRELETS, and 75 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were noted.> > At the Roberts Bank coal port jetty in Delta, a MARBLED GODWIT was> seen near the base, and 23 BLACK TURNSTONES farther out.> > At Brunswick Point, near the west end of River Road in Delta,> 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS and 12 WESTERN SANDPIPERS were> reported.> > In Blaine, WA, the SNOWY OWL was still present on the marina> breakwater.> > At Sea Island in Richmond, a male AMERICAN KESTREL and an> immature NORTHERN SHRIKE were seen near the junction of> Ferguson and McDonald Roads.> > > Sightings for Friday, November 24th> > In the 10300 block of 208th Street in Langley, sightings included> a GREAT HORNED OWL, a EURASIAN WIGEON, a EURASIAN> GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.> > The SNOWY OWL was seen again on the marina breakwater at> Blaine, WA.> > > Sightings for Thursday, November 23> > A GYRFALCON was reported from an unspecified locality on the north side of> Boundary Bay in Delta. This bird covers a wide area, at least from 88th> Street> east to 112th. Also, an immature GLAUCOUS GULL was seen in a gull flock> near the intersection of Highway 10 and 72nd Street in Delta.> > The BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was still present at Nakusp in the BC> Interior, where it has been seen almost daily by several observers.> > In Seattle, WA, the TROPICAL KINGBIRD which has been present since> November 16 was seen again just south of Magnuson Park. For updates on> this bird, check the TWEETERS E-mail group.> > > Sightings for Wednesday, November 22> > A SNOWY OWL was seen outside the dike at Brunswick Point,> beyond the west end of River Road in Delta.> > PINE GROSBEAKS were reported from two more localities.> Three females were seen in the 1200 block of Durant Drive in> Coquitlam, and 2 were seen in the Lynn Valley district of North> Vancouver.> > Out of town, the adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was> seen again at the mouth of Vernon Creek in Okanagan Landing,> near Vernon. A second-year ICELAND GULL was also reported> from Maude Roxby Park in Kelowna.> > Near Eugene, Oregon the drake FALCATED DUCK was seen again> at the ponds near Exit 199 off Interstate Highway 5, where it has> been for more than a week. For updates on this bird, check the> OBOL E-mail group.> > > No sightings reported for Tuesday, November 21> > > Sightings for Monday, November 20> > An immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was dining on an AMERICAN> ROBIN near the parking area at the Alaksen National Wildlife Area> in Delta, and at least 150 TRUMPETER SWANS were seen in> fields along Westham Island Road.> > > Sightings for Sunday, November 19> > In Seattle, Washington, a TROPICAL KINGBIRD was seen for the fourth> day in a row at Building #11 in Magnuson Park on Lake Washington.> For further details on this bird, check the TWEETERS E-mail group.> > A SNOWY OWL was seen for the second day in a row on the> marina breakwater at Blaine, WA.> > A BROWN PELICAN was briefly seen flying south from Lions Bay,> and probably the same bird was seen flying eastward along> the West Vancouver shoreline toward the Lions Gate bridge.> > Two AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at the Serpentine River> mouth in Surrey, about 200 m east from the railway trestle, at> a locality where 1-3 Avocets have wintered in previous years.> This locality can be accessed from Mud Bay Park, off> Colebrook Road in Surrey.> > In the Boundary Bay area of Delta, a GYRFALCON was seen along> Hornby Drive near 112th Street, and a BARN SWALLOW nearby. At the> foot of 72nd Street, a PALM WARBLER was seen along with 20 Yellow-> rumped Warblers.> > The year-long drought of PINE SISKINS has ended, with a flock of 200> seen in the 17300 block of 27A Avenue in south Surrey.> > > If you have any questions about birds or birding in the Vancouver> area, please call Peter at 604-736-0991, Viveka at 604-531-3401,> or Larry at 604-465-1402. Thank you for calling the Vancouver> Rare Bird Alert, and good birding.> > For further information about birding in the Vancouver area, log> onto the Vancouver Natural History Society's website at> www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/VNHS/> > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 29> Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:10:20 -0800> From: Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com>> Subject: [obol] From the CBC Regional Editor: spam filters> To: Obol <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>> Message-ID: <45707E05.5C0EDE2E at pacifier.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii> > The CBC season is approaching any many of you may be sending> out queries to CBC compilers or the Regional Editor. If you> belong to a service that has an email address approval feature,> please make sure that you pre-approve the addresses before you> send a query.> > On more than one occasion this year, I have attempted to answer> queries only receive a bounced message alert and instructions> on how to gain approval by filling out an application. I get> way too many queries from people to be filling out address approval> requests and will not do so. I don't think any compiler running> a CBC should have to out these forms, either.> > If you belong to a service with one of these filters, please> be curtious and pre-approve any address to which you send a> CBC query. Or be prepared to have your questions go unanswered.> > -- > Mike Patterson > Astoria, OR > celata at pacifier.com> > > ------------------------------> > Message: 30> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 11:18:09 -0800 (PST)> From: Cindy Ashy <tunicate89 at yahoo.com>> Subject: [obol] Newport Burrowing Owl & Aggressive Crows & No Snowy> Owl Darn It!> To: OBOL <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>> Message-ID: <589414.28489.qm at web51809.mail.yahoo.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1> > Hello All,> > This morning I checked all the dunes, roof tops, tree tops, sign posts, and> beaches between south South Beach SP and Nye Beach and could not locate our> early Christmas gift from Santa's Winter Wonderland.> > In the middle of all this I swung by the Wellness Center and right where> everyone has reported just under the big sign was the Burrowing Owl....but not> looking very happy because this over-sized crow....so big it made the owl look> like a dwarf....kept harrassing the heck out of the owl....it would kinda> spread out its wings and crouch down and squawk at it almost right in its> face...then fly up a few feet and appear like it was going to land on the owl's> head and at the last minute land just to the side of the owl...and switching> sides back and forth....then a smaller crow buddy landed on top of the sign and> the two crows seemed to talk back and forth for a while and then the smaller> crow began to spend a lot of time lining itself up with the owl just right> (this is a very tall sign and the crow was standing on the top) to defecate on> the owl....the feces bomb flew but barely missed and the owl looked straight up> at the crow and the large crow at the bottom seemed to "fuss" at the smaller> crow for missing....so the small crow looked down several times and seemed to> try to line up with the owl just right again....I mean it was quite obvious> what it was doing....it would move just slightly one way, look down, and then> move slightly the other way....finally, it defecated again, this time just> barely missing to the other side of the owl....the larger crow really put up a> fuss this time and after all the squawking seemed to flew away in disgust...the> little crow stayed and gave it one more try but barely missed again...and then> flew away leaving the owl looking really miserable.> > Cindy Ashy> > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Want to start your own business?> Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.> http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index> > > ------------------------------> > Message: 31> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 11:28:10 -0800 (PST)> From: James Hannan <jhannan29 at yahoo.com>> Subject: [obol] Red/Yellow Shafted N. Flicker> To: OBOL Postings <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>> Message-ID: <20061201192810.21621.qmail at web30708.mail.mud.yahoo.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > A male N. Flicker visited my suet feeder and water in the Rock Creek area of NW Portland. It appeared to be consistent with all the other male Red Shafted birds that frequent the area with the exception of a red nape stripe and a brownish face.> > James Hannan> jhannan29 at yahoo.com> > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Do you Yahoo!?> Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! 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